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According to the 2000 US Census, one-third of female partner households and one-fifth of male partner households in America have children.〔(US Census Bureau 2000 )〕 However, resistance to LGBT representation continues in children's programming. Early children's programming addressing LGBT-related subject matter includes two episodes of ''CBS Schoolbreak Special''. "What If I'm Gay?" originally aired on March 31, 1987.〔(What If I'm Gay? )〕 The episode told the story of a teenage boy struggling to come to terms with his sexuality. It was nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards, winning for Outstanding Direction in Children's Programming.〔(Awards - CBS Schoolbreak Special )〕 The 1993 episode "Other Mothers" featured a boy who was afraid that his friends would think he was gay because he has two mothers. The episode was nominated for five Daytime Emmys, winning for Outstanding Writing in a Children's Special, Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special (Justin Whalin) and Outstanding Sound Mixing in a Children's Special.〔 In 1986, HBO broadcast ''The Truth About Alex'', which told the story of a high school athlete who discovers that his best friend Alex is gay. In June 18, 2002, children's cable network Nickelodeon ran a program entitled ''Nick News Special Edition: My Family Is Different''. Produced by Linda Ellerbee's Lucky Duck Productions and hosted by Ellerbee, ''My Family Is Different'' featured children of gay and lesbian parents talking with children from households that oppose equal rights for gay and lesbian families.〔(GLAAD 2002 )〕 In 2005, an episode of the children's series ''Postcards from Buster'' in which the animated bunny visits the children of two lesbian couples, raised controversy and PBS announced it would not distribute the episode.〔(''The Washington Post'' 2005 )〕 In September 2007 ''Dottie's Magic Pockets'' became the first available show for children in gay and lesbian families.〔(American Public Media's Marketplace 2007 ) 〕 In 2014, ''The Legend of Korra'' became the first western children's animation series to not only feature major LGBT characters, but also a lead LGBT character. In 2015 ''Steven Universe'' became the first children's show to feature an explicitly non-binary human character.〔(Show writer's twitter 2015 )〕 it also featured two women coded characters in a romantic relationship.〔(Show writer's tumblr 2015 )〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LGBT children's television programming」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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